Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway

Development Board

Code name: ESP_THREAD_BR_ZIGBEE_GW

Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway is a development board based on the ESP32H2 microcontroller using XTENSA architecture.

This board features a maximum CPU frequency of 240 MHz and 4MB flash memory.

About Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway

The ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway is a development board designed to facilitate seamless wireless connectivity in IoT applications. It supports 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, 802.15.4 Thread, Zigbee®, and Bluetooth® 5.x (BLE) at 2.4GHz, making it highly versatile for a range of IoT use cases. Powered by the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 and ESP32-H2-MINI-1 modules, the board includes 4MB Flash and 2MB PSRAM, providing ample memory for smooth operation. Additionally, it features Sub-Ethernet capabilities, further enhancing its role as a robust Thread Border Router and Zigbee Gateway for seamless network integration and management.

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Technical Specifications

Complete technical specification details for Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway

Connectivity

WiFi -

Bluetooth 5.0

BLE 5.0

Microcontroller

Model esp32h2

Clock Speed 240 MHz

Flash Size 4MB

Architecture xtensa

✨ Features & Pins

Digital IO 30

Analog Input 12

PWM 10

Interrupts 16

Download Full Datasheet

Quick Setup

Copy-paste configs for Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway - auto‑generated from this board's exact hardware specs.

ESP32H2 240 MHz 4MB DIO Xtensa

In Arduino IDE 2 select Esp Thread Br Zigbee Gw from the esp32 by Espressif package. In PlatformIO use board = esp32-h2-devkitm-1. ESP32H2 · 240 MHz · 4MB · DIO.

Tools menu settings

Board (select in Arduino IDE) Esp Thread Br Zigbee Gw

CPU Frequency 240 MHz

Flash Size 4MB

Flash Mode DIO

Upload Speed 921600

Architecture Xtensa

In Arduino IDE 2, open Boards Manager, search "esp32" by Espressif and install it. Then go to Tools → Board and select "Esp Thread Br Zigbee Gw" for the Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway.

platformio.ini


[env:esp-thread-br-zigbee-gw]
platform  = espressif32
board     = esp32-h2-devkitm-1
framework = arduino

; Exact hardware config for Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway
board_build.mcu        = esp32h2
board_build.f_cpu      = 240000000L
board_build.flash_size = 4MB
board_build.flash_mode = dio
board_upload.flash_size = 4MB

The board value is a close generic match - check PlatformIO board registry for an exact fit.

esp32: block (YAML)


esp32:
  board: esp32-h2-devkitm-1
  framework:
    type: arduino   # or "esp-idf"

# Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway - 240 MHz ESP32H2
# Flash: 4MB | USB: N/A

Paste into your device's .yaml. See ESPHome ESP32 docs for full options.

esptool.py - flash command


esptool.py \
  --chip esp32h2 \
  --baud 921600 \
  write_flash \
    --flash_mode dio \
    --flash_size 4MB \
    0x1000 bootloader.bin \
    0x8000    partitions.bin \
    0xe000    boot_app0.bin \
    0x10000   firmware.bin

Install: pip install esptool - replace firmware.bin with your binary - bootloader at 0x1000

Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway Pinout Diagram

Complete pin reference for Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway

The ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway pinout includes GPIOs optimized for wireless communication and peripheral interfaces. It provides power pins (5V, 3.3V, and GND), UART (TX, RX), I2C (SDA, SCL), SPI (MISO, MOSI, SCK, SS), and dedicated pins for 802.15.4 communication. The board also supports PWM, ADC, and multiple expansion headers for external modules.

Useful Links

Datasheets and resources for Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway

Board Datasheet

Technical specifications

ESP32H2 Datasheet

Microcontroller reference

Pin Mappings

Complete pinout and GPIO mapping for Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway

Digital I/O Pins

Interrupt Pins

Analog Inputs

PWM Pins

Pin	Analog	Touch	PWM	Other
0	A11	T1	PWM
1			PWM	TX
2	A12	T2	PWM
3			PWM	RX
4	A10	T0	PWM
5			PWM
12	A15	T5	PWM
13	A14	T4	PWM
14	A16	T6	PWM
15	A13	T3	PWM
16			PWM
17			PWM
18			PWM
19			PWM
21			PWM
22			PWM
23			PWM
25	A18		PWM	DAC1
26	A19		PWM	DAC2
27	A17	T7	PWM
32	A4	T9	PWM
33	A5	T8	PWM
34	A6
35	A7

Legend

A0 Analog input

T0 Touch sensor

PWM PWM capable

RX/TX Serial pins

LED Built-in LED

# Pin number

Default Tools & Configuration

Build and upload settings for Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway

Setting	Value
Bootloader tool	esptool_py
Uploader tool	esptool_py
Network uploader tool	esp_ota
Bootloader address	`0x1000`
Flash mode	dio
Boot mode	dio
Maximum upload size	1920 KB (1966080 bytes)
Maximum data size	320 KB (327680 bytes)

Configuration Summary

The Espressif ESP Thread Border Router/Zigbee Gateway uses esptool_py for uploads , esp_ota for OTA updates, and esptool_py bootloader at 0x1000.

Flash mode: dio | Boot mode: dio

Max sketch size: 1920 KB | Max data size: 320 KB